VARIETIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH MOLD ASSOCIATED WITH DAIRY PRODUCTS. AND NOW TO ALL THAT BUZZ ABOUT APPLE. WE CAN TELL YOU THAT THE STORE MANAGER HERE AT THIS HIGHLAND VILLAGE LOCATION TOLD US THAT THEY HAD CUSTOMERS COMING IN WITHIN MINUTES OF APPLE'S ANNOUNCEMENT IN CALIFORNIA TODAY WANTING TO KNOW WHEN THEY COULD GET THE NEW iPHONES. OTHERS WERE LESS THAN IMPRESSED WITH THE BIG REVEAL. THIS IS iPHONE 5. THIS IS APPLE'S ANSWER TO SMART PHONE RIVALS LIKE SAMSUNG. A LESS EXPENSIVE PLASTIC IPHONE THAT COMES IN FIVE COLORS. WITHIN MINUTES, WEB SITE BUZZFEED POSTED THE COLORS OF THE SAME AS CROCS. SOMEONE ELSE TWITTERED, THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR APPLE'S COOL FACTOR. I WAS COPPING FROM HOME THIS WAY. AND SAID WE NEED TO STOP, IT'S LIKE A DRUG. Reporter: HE SAID HE'LL BE ONE OF THE FIRST IN LINE TO GET APPLE'S NEW FLAGSHIP SMART PHONE, THE iPHONE 5 S. OFFERED IN THREE COLORS WITH CAMERA UPGRADES THAT INCLUDE LARGER PIXELS TO CAPTURE MORE LIGHT AND A TWO-TONE FLASH, ALONG WITH A FASTER PROCESSOR, THE 5 S ALSO UNLOCKS THE PHONE WITH YOUR FINGERPRINT INSTEAD OF A PASS CODE. THAT'S REALLY COOL. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I HAVE TO PUNCH IN FOUR NUMBERS, THAT'S FINE. Reporter: ON TWITTER, MOTOROLA MOBILITY WROTE, REMEMBER THE ONE TIME YOU WERE STOKED TO GIVE YOUR FINGERPRINTS? US EITHER. MAYBE SOME PEOPLE ARE STOKED ABOUT THAT. THE -- IT'S $199. YOU CAN GET THAT BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 20. IF YOU HAVE AN iPHONE 4 OR LATER OR iPAD 2 OR LATER, YOU CAN GET THE FREE UPGRADE TO THE IOS 7 BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 18.

HOUSTON -

Apple put months of rumors to rest by unveiling two new versions of its signature smartphone.

The iPhone 5C is Apple’s answer to rivals like Samsung. It’s a less expensive, plastic iPhone that will come in 5 colors, blue, white, pink, yellow and green.

Within minutes of the announcement, website Buzz Feed posted that the colors are the same as Crocs.

On twitter, someone else chirped, “Crocs. This is not good for Apple's cool factor."

Houston lawyer Adam Ramji disagrees. He was at the Apple store about an hour after Apple’s announcement in California.

“I was actually coming from home, coming this way, and it's like a drug, let me get my fix,” he joked.

Ramji said he'll be one of the first in line to get Apple's new flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5s. That model will be offered in three colors with camera upgrades that include larger pixels tocapture more light and a two tone flash along with a faster processor. The 5S also unlocks the phone with your fingerprint, instead of a pass code.

“That's really cool, but it doesn't matter,” said one Apple customer. “If I have to punch in 4 numbers, that's fine.”

On Twitter, Motorola Mobility wrote, "Remember that one time you were stoked to give your fingerprints? Us either."

The iPhone 5S will have a starting price of $199 for a 16GB model with a two year contract. It goes on sale September 20th. If you have an iPhone 4 or later or an iPad 2 or later, you can get the free Apple ios 7 upgrade on September 18th.

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